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If you loved John Steinbeck: A Biography by Jay Parini, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in American English, Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -, USA, and English.

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If John Steinbeck: A Biography by Jay Parini is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by American English, Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -, USA and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Lyle Leverich, Andrew Motion, Paul Lester, Clive Staples Lewis, and others.